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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Omicronic Condition
Today’s podcast asks whether there’s a crazed overreaction to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. We then discuss the car that killed people in Waukesha and the continuing effort by the media to whitewash its role in suppressing the Hunter Biden laptop story. And a final word on Stephen Sondheim. Give a listen. Source
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The Best One Yet - 🌈 “All I want for Christmas is fries” — Mariah Carey’s McMenu. Meadow’s cannabis truck. Samsung’s $17B Austin party.
The latest McDonald’s famous meal is only in the app and it’s only with Mariah Carey… because fast food is learning from the sneaker industry. Meadow is turning cannabis dispensaries into food trucks just as weed hits a delivery milestone. And Samsung’s newest factory will cost $17B — and it’s in Austin, because agglomeration.
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Headlines From The Times - Lowriders. Cruising. A Southern California ritual returns
Our guest host Faith E. Pinho, a Metro reporter at the L.A. Times, speaks with Times culture writer Daniel Hernandez about the cast of characters and cars that have been lining the wide boulevards of Southern California for decades. They look at who is embracing cruising culture and its uneasy relationship with law enforcement.
An earlier version of this episode was published May 28, 2021.
More reading:
The lowrider is back: The glorious return of cruising to the streets of L.A.
Here are 8 key lowrider moments in pop films and TV, according to Estevan Oriol
During pandemic, trash and crime increased on Whittier Boulevard. Lowrider clubs said: Enough
CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 11/29
Widespread concern about the fast-spreading Omicron variant. Military vaccine deadline. Alleged Jeffrey Epstein accomplice goes on trial. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 11.29.21
Alabama
- AL prisons to return to a modified visitation program after a 20 month halt
- AL congressman Barry Moore co-sponsors the Conscience Protection Act
- The 2021 Iron Bowl will go down as the most nerve-racking game with Quadruple OTs
- Lee County Humane Society starts up special pet adoption rates ahead of theHolidays
- The Capitol Christmas tree arrives in Montgomery today, lighting ceremony to be this Friday
National
- Holiday Hooligans engage in several smash and grabs in at least 3 states
- Wakausha residents place memorial lights one week after parade attack kills 6
- Weekend interview by Dr. Anthony Fauci has him claiming to represent "science"
- By next year Russia Navy ships to deploy new hypersonic Zircon missile that travels at over 6,000mph.
First Things Podcast - Jordan Peterson and God
On this episode, Christopher Kaczor joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity: The Search for a Meaningful Life."
The Intelligence from The Economist - Priority letter: the Omicron variant
Governments’ rapid responses to a new coronavirus strain were wise. But much is still to be learned about the Omicron variant before longer-term policies can be prescribed. Vietnam’s government wants to create internationally competitive firms, and a growing new class of billionaires suggests the plan is working. And research suggests that social distancing comes naturally to bees under pathogenic threat.
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Strict Scrutiny - Sad Girl Autumn
It’s sad girl autumn at the Supreme Court -- Melissa, Kate, and Leah preview the upcoming cases, including the frontal challenge to Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, and discuss the Court’s lack of action on the S.B. 8 cases.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Sistine Chapel
Located in Vatican City, just off St. Peter’s Square lies one of the plainest and most uninteresting buildings you might ever find. It has no adornments and it is just a solid beige color. However, inside that bland structure, you will find one of humanity’s greatest artistic achievements, and to enjoy it you just might get a sore neck. Learn more about the Sistine Chapel, the building, the art, and its history, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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